Prefectures of Japan

struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday morning at about 6 am local time (GMT 9 pm Monday), which triggered a minor tsunami wave. The earthquake was initially approximated at 7.3 in magnitude, but later downgraded to 6.9 by US Geological Survey. Its epic center was located off the coast of Fukushima prefecture in Honshu island at a depth of about 9 miles. The height of waves triggered by the quake varied in different coastal regions, from 1.4 meters at Sedai port in Miyagi Prefecture to 60 cm at Onahama

A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Japan early Tuesday, Nov. 22. The quake's epicenter was determined to be Fukushima Prefecture, near the coast where the devastating 2011 quake took place. Strong jolt were also felt around Tokyo, Kanto and Tohoku. Officials ordered people to leave immediately as waves could reach to as high as 10 feet but fortunately, the earthquake only set off a 1.4 meters high tsunami at Sendai Port in Miyagi Prefecture. Moreover, since this is the same area where the

(Statistics Japan 2010) This extensive family downsizing is a recent phenomenon in Japan, juxtaposed to the conventional three generational cum extended families that used to dominate the household structures. (Rebick and Takenaka 2006) Table 3 – Source: Statistics Japan: Prefecture Comparisons| Rate of Nuclear Families In addition, the population density is the highest in Tokyo, with 5,751 people/km2

Plates, while the oceanic plates are the Pacific and Philippine Sea Plates. These four plates slowly grind each other, which builds up seismic force, and when this force is released, the result is an earthquake. More than 100,000 earthquakes strike Japan each year, big and small. And if an earthquake occurs below or close to the ocean, a tsunami may form. Earthquakes have definitely affected Japanese life. The most major earthquakes in Japanese history have taken a heavy toll of human lives and

To understand the Japanese castles, one must immerse in history of the country. Japan despite a very different culture, like the old continent, also had a medieval time. Different regions were then divided into small entities over which ruled a local lord. The equivalence would be Dukes or Counts. The Emperor of divine ancestry, could be seen as the Pope while the Shogun was in charge of the power of the reigning emperor. This feudal system then required to have stronghold, but it is only with the

political centers in the rural area as opposed to state-run ones and the special political environment of Nagano Prefecture. While it is somewhat dangerous to pick Nagano as her case study because of its distinct features from other areas of Japan in terms of political activism, she is able to provide counterarguments by citing other sources of evidence, such as those from other prefectures and the official’s political action and the content of its mouth piece, Ie no hikari. Apart from remarking on

Osaka prefecture is located off the coastline of a secluded bay on the eastern central portion of the Japanese archipelago. It has a population of roughly 8.8 million people. Osaka used to have the second highes population of Japan but has recently dropped to third next to Tokyo and Kanagawa. It is home of several man-made islands, one of which is Kansai Inrenational Airport, and several other off-coast architectural miracles of modern day ingenuity. Osaka is a beautiful place to live and is also

last but not least the reason and effect of how the non -meat period effected the current japan. Kobe beef/wagyu beef Japanese beef wagyu/kobe is currently reffered as the best beef in the world most people cant tell the difference so they often interchange their names but they are not exactly the same object . All Kobe is Wagyu, but not all Wagyu is Kobe[1] all wagyu beef comes from a certain place in japan kobe therefore the name being kobe

Eastern Japan sits right off a major earthquake fault line. Therefore, it was a matter of time before a sizeable earthquake occurred that would severely damage Japan. On Friday, March 11, 2011, a catastrophic nine magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan, the most devastating the country had ever encountered. Equally devastating was the catastrophic tsunami that followed. This tsunami, being one of the worlds all time worst, was able to generate waves of water reaching as much as eighty feet which

believed that he shaped Japan before it was populated by Amaterasu's offspring, the Emperor's ancestors. Due to its physical remoteness, Izumo has been eclipsed in fame by other sites. Although, there is still a widespread belief that all Japanese gods meet there in October. For this reason, it is also known as Month Without Gods (Kannazuki), while at Izumo Taisha alone it is referred as Month With Gods (Kamiarizuki). The head shrine of the largest shrine network in Japan is Fushimi Inari Taisha